JHolmes763
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Got back from a long drive from Michigan to Kentucky today and figured I'd fire one of these puppies up since I didn't get to smoke yesterday during the Daytona 500. I was too busy chatting it up with people that didn't smoke and didn't want to be rude... should have just taken my smoke break after Tony wiped out, though.
Anyhow, smoke is a Rocky Patel Fusion Robusto 5x50.
Construction was good, no flaws. A few bumps on the wrapper, but nothing to be worried about. The cap had a little stem you could see poking up underneath it, but the cut was fine with my Xicar. Pre-draw was perfect - flavor was a wonderful chocolate. I paired it with a glass of my finest tap water & ice since I'd been drinking coffee all throughout the drive and didn't want to be dehydrated for PT in the morning.
I toasted the foot and lit this thing up. I toasted it a little too much, so the first couple of draws were burnt tasting. After that it mellowed out into a real creamy, hazelnut flavor. Fairly mild at this point, lots of smoke. About an inch and a half into it, the creamy flavor started to go away and the flavor stepped up a notch to a good medium. Started to get a good tobacco flavor at this point.
I wanted to get a picture of the foot before I lit it up, but the picture turned out all fuzzy. You could see all kinds of colors in there. Dark black leaves, lighter browns and even some that looked a little green around the outside under the wrapper.
Here's a compilation picture of the entire burn. The ash fell off the first time on it's own right after the third picture and again at the very end (so only two ashings for the entire thing). Fell cleanly off into my lap, so I picked it up and threw it into my Stinky ashtray. The burn was nearly perfect - the backside wanted to burn a little quick, so I dabbed a little water drop on it to let the front catch up. Ash, as you can see, was a nice flaky gray and black. Total smoke time was about 1:15.
Smoke was plentiful and thick throughout the entire cigar. It was windy outside, but warm, so the smoke didn't hang around too long or travel inside (which my wife appreciates).
About half way into the smoke, the flavor continued to ramp up. For about an inch around the middle, I finally got the good chocolate flavor I tasted on the pre-draw, but it only lasted that long.
The last half of the cigar was a pure full-bodied tobacco and nicotine flavor. I started getting a great nicotine rush from this thing. It's no LFD DL, but it comes close, especially iwth the changes from early in the smoke. Incredible finish that lasted for the final couple of inches as I nubbed this baby. Delicious. I love these. The flavor is perfect with the changes that I like and a good rush at the end. I give this a 9 out of 10 and will always have these stocked if money allows (only $110 for a box of 20 from CI).
Reading the literature on these smokes says that they are a combination of the RP 90s and 92s, but I think they smoke completely different. I don't really taste any similarity. The 90s and 92s are supposed to be the same filler and just different wrappers, anyhow. I'm really curious what other people think of these and how they compare to the 90s and 92s.
Finally... my faithful smoking partner.
---John Holmes...
Anyhow, smoke is a Rocky Patel Fusion Robusto 5x50.
Construction was good, no flaws. A few bumps on the wrapper, but nothing to be worried about. The cap had a little stem you could see poking up underneath it, but the cut was fine with my Xicar. Pre-draw was perfect - flavor was a wonderful chocolate. I paired it with a glass of my finest tap water & ice since I'd been drinking coffee all throughout the drive and didn't want to be dehydrated for PT in the morning.
I toasted the foot and lit this thing up. I toasted it a little too much, so the first couple of draws were burnt tasting. After that it mellowed out into a real creamy, hazelnut flavor. Fairly mild at this point, lots of smoke. About an inch and a half into it, the creamy flavor started to go away and the flavor stepped up a notch to a good medium. Started to get a good tobacco flavor at this point.
I wanted to get a picture of the foot before I lit it up, but the picture turned out all fuzzy. You could see all kinds of colors in there. Dark black leaves, lighter browns and even some that looked a little green around the outside under the wrapper.
Here's a compilation picture of the entire burn. The ash fell off the first time on it's own right after the third picture and again at the very end (so only two ashings for the entire thing). Fell cleanly off into my lap, so I picked it up and threw it into my Stinky ashtray. The burn was nearly perfect - the backside wanted to burn a little quick, so I dabbed a little water drop on it to let the front catch up. Ash, as you can see, was a nice flaky gray and black. Total smoke time was about 1:15.
Smoke was plentiful and thick throughout the entire cigar. It was windy outside, but warm, so the smoke didn't hang around too long or travel inside (which my wife appreciates).
About half way into the smoke, the flavor continued to ramp up. For about an inch around the middle, I finally got the good chocolate flavor I tasted on the pre-draw, but it only lasted that long.
The last half of the cigar was a pure full-bodied tobacco and nicotine flavor. I started getting a great nicotine rush from this thing. It's no LFD DL, but it comes close, especially iwth the changes from early in the smoke. Incredible finish that lasted for the final couple of inches as I nubbed this baby. Delicious. I love these. The flavor is perfect with the changes that I like and a good rush at the end. I give this a 9 out of 10 and will always have these stocked if money allows (only $110 for a box of 20 from CI).
Reading the literature on these smokes says that they are a combination of the RP 90s and 92s, but I think they smoke completely different. I don't really taste any similarity. The 90s and 92s are supposed to be the same filler and just different wrappers, anyhow. I'm really curious what other people think of these and how they compare to the 90s and 92s.
Finally... my faithful smoking partner.
---John Holmes...
